TRENTON — Trenton police were able to interrupt a home invasion thanks to a quick-thinking neighbor Thursday afternoon.

At 12:45 p.m., a resident on the 900 block of Lyndale Avenue called 911 reporting that she heard a noise from her neighbor’s house. Sgt. Dave Cruz happened to be patrolling in the area and went to the house to investigate. He entered the home to find he had just walked into an in-progress home invasion.

Markese McClane, 18, of Trenton and a 16-year-old were robbing the house. One of the suspects held a knife to a woman who lives in the home while the other was upstairs ransacking the home. Cruz pulled his gun and ordered the suspect to drop the knife.

Sgt. John Zappley, Officer Victor Miranda and Officer Jose Medina arrived to assist Cruz with bringing McClane and his accomplice into custody. They were arrested without incident. Both were charged with robbery, burglary and weapons offenses. The juvenile has been sent to the Middlesex County Youth Home.